by
Clayton W. Lehman
Contents
Introduction
Part I
Tenor Trombone Section I - Class 1 Solos - page 7
Tenor Trombone Section II - Class 2 Solos - page 32
Tenor Trombone Section III - Class 3 Solos - page 43
Part II
Bass Trombone Section I - Class 1 Solos - page 53
Bass Trombone Section II - Class 2 Solos - page 68
Index - page 71
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Introduction
The purpose of this book is to provide information that can help the band director or music
teacher pick appropriate literature for their students. At the time of publication, the selections in
this book could be found on the Prescribed Music List (PML) as set forth by the University
Interscholastic League (UIL) of Texas. Therefore each solo was not evaluated to establish its
worthiness as a key solo in the literature for the trombone, but was instead analyzed to provide
relevant information to the music teacher as to whether or not a particular solo may or may not
be an appropriate choice for study. Although this book provides details to solos for tenor and
bass trombone that were at the time of publication on the PML for Texas, other state solo lists
share many of the same selections.
Each selection was viewed and when possible incorporated into my own practice routine with
the hope of gaining a better understanding of the pedagogical and performance concerns for each
selection. Many of the solos within this book have been a regular part of my private music
lesson curriculum for a number of years. Because the list of solos for trombone is a lengthy one,
it is my desire that the information contained in this book will open up new possibilities resulting
in a greater variety of solos being performed at various solo contests.
This book is intended to be used as a supplement to the solos for tenor and bass trombone that
are on the PML as found on the following web-site: http://www.uiltexas.org/
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Guidelines for Use and Interpretation
Range Chart
For example:
The above F when located on the Range Chart would lie in between C3 and C4 (Middle C).
Since it is between C3 and C4, it would then be classified as an F3.
Next:
The date of birth and the date of death when available have been provided for each composer
and should in the majority of cases provide the music teacher with the knowledge of the time
period in which the solo was composed. Next are the title, arranger/transcriber/editor, the
publisher and the approximate performance time for section one solos. For section one solos,
performance times have been listed in four-minute increments starting with 8, 12, 16, 20, etc…
Performance times listed are approximate and ultimately the total performance time will be
decided by the performer’s own interpretation, tempo, repeats if taken, etc…
When specifying the range of the solo, often there are optional notes whether they be 8vb,
8va, ossia or others that are included. If that is the case, then those notes have been taken into
consideration when noting the optional range within the information concerning range. For
example, the Concerto by Jacob contains the following: Range: G1-F5(opt. D5). If the soloist
performs the optional 8vb notes in the second cadenza, then the highest note of the solo becomes
a D5.
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At times there is brief information concerning the composition or performer for whom it was
dedicated. Also, there may be other general information provided: history, form, clef(s), key(s),
etc…
When there are multiple movements, sections, variations, etc., information is often provided
accordingly: title of the movement or terms at the beginning, tempo, meter, range, and rhythms.
The rhythms that are listed often demonstrate the harder rhythms, rhythms that may be
problematic, or rhythms that generally constitute that particular movement. For example, in the
1st movement there is a passage consisting of six measures that contain a series of 16th notes at
the tempo specified. Also, information concerning use of mute, trill, glissandi, etc., is included.
Recordings listed are often a partial list of what has been made available over the years.
However, the recordings that have been listed were included because of their current availability
in CD or mp3 formats and at the time of publication were either in current production cycles,
soon to be released, or were still available through resale outlets. The recordings that have been
listed primarily contain performers of trombone, bass trombone, euphonium or tuba. Obviously,
for a number of transcriptions there are recordings available on the instruments or voice for
which those pieces were originally composed. Also listed are recordings that are available by
euphoniumists, tubists and occasionally bassoonists because many of the same concerns for
those instruments are very relevant to the trombonist and bass trombonist. Remember that the
recordings that are listed can differ from the solos as seen in print. Often this is caused by the
use of a different edition than is listed on the PML or through the historical restoration and
individual interpretation of the soloists. The teaching aids and accompaniment recordings that
are listed were available at the time of publication. They include Smart Music, Music Minus
One and others.
Jacob, Gordon (1895-1984) - Concerto (Gal) +16
Range: G1-F5 (opt. D5)
This concerto was composed for trombonist Denis Wick and it was premiered by him and the City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra in 1955. All three movements contain tenor clef. In general, the first movement is most often chosen when the
soloist is only performing a single movement.
1. Maestoso - = 72 in 4/4 & Allegro molto - = 132 in 2/4 & 3/4. Range: G1-D5 Rhythms include: &
passage at = 132.
2. Adagio molto (espressivo) - = 44 in 4/4. Range: G2-D5 Mute.
3. Alla marcia vivace - = 126 in 4/4. Range: Bb1-F5 (opt. D5) Trills on Bb4 & F4. There are two cadenzas in the third movement
one of which extends into the upper range to F5 (opt. 8vb is provided). Rhythms include: | & and the 2nd cadenza
contains a passage of (partial flexibility/slurs).
Recordings:
Brett Baker - Mask (w/ band)
Christian Lindberg - British Trombone Concertos (w/ orchestra)
Warwick Tyrrell - Trombone Concertos (w/ orchestra)
Teaching aid and accompaniment recording:
Smart Music
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The following is an example of a listing from Section II for Tenor Trombone and is
representative of the format as provided for Section II & III level solos. Often for solos that are
listed in this section, there is information concerning suggested positions for notes with and
without accidentals.
Whenever possible the actual edition as listed in the PML was obtained. Although other
editions sometimes do exist, it has been noted whenever an edition was analyzed in which the
publishing name differed from that listed on the PML.
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Index
Ades, Hawley - Londonderry Air, 33
Albinoni, Tomaso - Concerto in B-Flat ed. Slokar, 54
Armitage, Dennis - Way Down Blues, 69
Arnold, Malcolm - Fantasy for Trombone, 8
Bach, J. S. - Air on a G String arr. Dishinger, 44
Bach, J. S. - Aria Bist Der Bei Mir arr. Fitzgerald, 44
Bach, J. S. - Arioso No. 156 arr. Kent, 33
Bach, J. S. - Bach for Trombone trans. Krane, 50
Bach, J. S. - For He That Is Mighty arr. Figert, 33
Bach, J. S. - Haste, Ye Shepherds arr. Beversdorf, 8
Bach, J. S. - Menuet in G trans/ed. Dishinger, 44
Bach, J. S. - Musette trans. Dishinger, 33
Bach, J. S. - Patron of the Wind arr./ed. Ostrander, 33
Bach, J. S. - Suites for Cello trans. Marsteller, 8
Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir - Meditation, 34
Balay, Guillaume - Petite Piece Concertante, 44
Barat, J. Ed. - Andante et Allegro, 8
Barat, J. Ed. - Piece en Mi Bemol, 9
Barnes, Clifford - Arioso and Caprice, 34
Barrett, John - St. Catherine Rigaudon trans. Dishinger, 51
Bartolomeo y Selma y Salaverde - Fantasia, 69
Bassett, Leslie - Sonata, 9
Beach, B. - Suite, 34
Berlioz, Hector - Bolero trans./arr. Dishinger, 34
Berlioz, Hector - The Unknown Isle, 34
Bizet, Georges - Agnus Dei arr./ed. Smim, 34
Blazhevich, Vladislav - Concert Piece #5, 9
Blazhevich, Vladislav - Concerto No. 2, 9
Boda, John - Sonatina, 9
Bonneau, Paul - Cappriccio, 9
Borodin, Alexander - Polovetzian Dance arr. Conley, 35
Bourgeois, Derek - Trombone Concerto Op. 114, 10
Boyce, William - Gavotte trans. Vedeski, 35
Boyle, Rory - Four Miniatures, 44
Bozza, Eugene - Ballade, 10
Bozza, Eugene - Hommage A Bach, 10
Bozza, Eugene - Allegro et Finale, 54
Bozza, Eugene - New Orleans, 54
Bozza, Eugene - Theme Varie, 54
Brahms, Johannes - Five Songs (Tuba) ed. Little, 54
Brahms, Johannes - Four Serious Songs (Tuba) ed. Little, 55
Brubeck, David - Stereograms, 55
Bullard, Alan - Colneford Suite, 35
Casterede, Jacques - Fantaisie Concertante, 55
Casterede, Jacques - Sonatine, 10
Casterede, Jacques - Sonatine (tuba), 56
Cimera, Jaroslav - Carnival of Venice trans. Koestner, 11
Cimera, Jaroslav - Joan of Arc, 35
Cimera, Jaroslav & Isabella Rinaldi Sares - Concertino Petite, 35
Clarke, Jeremiah - Ayre trans. Dishinger, 51
Clinard, Fred - Sonata, 11
Cofield, Frank D. - Chartreuse, 35
Concone, Giuseppe - Berceuse arr. Gower, 44
Concone, Giuseppe - Meditation arr. Gower, 45
Corelli, Arcangelo - Prelude and Minuet trans. Powell, 36
Corelli, Arcangelo - Sarabande trans./arr. Dishinger, 45
Corelli, Arcangelo - Sonata in F Major arr. Maganini, 11
Corelli, Arcangelo - Sonata in G Minor trans. Ostrander, 11
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Corelli, Arcangelo - Sonate No. 7 op. 5 arr. Chevaillier, 56
Corelli, Arcangelo - Suite No. 1 in Three Mvts. trans./arr. Dishinger, 36
Couperin, Francois - Sailor's Song trans./arr. Dishinger, 45
Creston, Paul - Fantasy, 11
David, Ferdinand - Concertino, 12
David, Ferdinand - Konzert/Concertino arr. Goss, 56
Davis, Henry W. - Carnival of Venice, 36
Davison, John - Sonata, 12
Defaye, Jean-Michel - A’la Maniere De Bach, 12
Defaye, Jean-Michel - A’la Maniere De Debussy, 12
Defaye, Jean-Michel - A’la Maniere De Schumann, 13
Defaye, Jean-Michel - A’la Maniere De Stravinsky, 13
Defaye, Jean-Michel - A’la Maniere De Vivaldi, 13
Defaye, Jean-Michel - Deux Danses, 13
Defaye, Jean-Michel - Deux Danses ed. Knaub, 56
DeLong, Franklin - Sonata Francaise, 13
deMeij, Johan - T-Bone Concerto, 13
Desportes, Yvonne - Fantaisie, 14
Dossett, Tom - Trilogy, 57
Druschetzky, George - Allegro from Trio No. 19 trans./arr. Dishinger, 36
Druschetzky, George - Allegro Trio No. 3 trans/arr. Dishinger, 45
Dutilleux, Henri - Choral, Cadence et Fugato, 14
Dvarionas, Balys - Thema und Variationen, 57
Ewazen, Eric - Ballade for Bass Trombone, 57
Ewazen, Eric - Ballade for Tenor Trombone, 14
Ewazen, Eric - Concerto for Bass Trombone, 57
Ewazen, Eric - Rhapsody for Bass Trombone, 57
Ewazen, Eric - Sonata for Tenor Trombone, 14
Fetter, David - Bass Lines, 58
Fetter, David - Variations on Dona Nobis Pacem, 58
Fox, Andrew - Andante and March, 36
Frackenpohl, Arthur - Austin Park March, 36
Frackenpohl, Arthur - Variations on a March of Shostakovich, 15
Frescobaldi, Girolamo - Canzone arr. Koopman, 69
Frescobaldi, Girolamo - Canzoni per Basso Solo, Vol I &II, 58
Gabaye, Pierre - Complainte, 45
Galliard, John Ernest - Six Sonatas Vol. I & II arr. Brown, 15
George, Thom Ritter - Sonata, 16
George, Thom Ritter - Concerto, 58
Gluck, Christoph - Two Classic Airs arr. Clarke, 45
Gotkovsky, Ida - Lied, 69
Gouinguene, C. - Concerto, 16
Gounod, Charles - March of a Marionette arr. Walters, 37
Grantham, Donald - Sonata in One Movement, 59
Gregson, Edward - Trombone Concerto, 16
Gregson, Edward - Tuba Concerto, 59
Grieg, Edvard - Lyric Suite trans./arr. Dishinger, 37
Grieg, Edvard - Norwegian Dance, 37
Grondahl, Launy - Concerto, 16
Guilmant, Alexandre - Morceau Symphonique, 16
Haddad, Don - Suite (Tuba), 69
Handel, George Frideric - Arm, Arm, Ye Brave arr. Fitzgerald, 37
Handel, George Frideric - Bouree trans./arr. Dishinger, 45
Handel, George Frideric - Cantilena arr. Buchtel, 46
Handel, George Frideric - Concerto in F Minor ed. La Fosse / Marsteller, 17
Handel, George Frideric - Concerto Grosso No. 10 arr. Katarzynski, 17
Handel, George Frideric - Gavotte trans. Dishinger, 51
Handel, George Frideric - Honor and Arms arr./ed. Ostrander, 37
Handel, George Frideric - Largo trans./arr. Dishinger, 38
Handel, George Frideric - Saraband trans. Gower, 46
Handel, George Frideric - Sarabande arr. Barr, 46
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Handel, George Frideric - Two Pieces arr. Maganini, 38
Handel, George Frideric - Where'er You Walk trans./arr. Dishinger, 46
Harris, Floyd - The King's Jester, 46
Hartley, Walter S. - Sonata Breve, 59
Hartley, Walter S. - Sonata Concertante, 17
Hartley, Walter S. - Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba, 59
Hasse, Johann Adolph - Hasse Suite arr. Gower, 38
Haydn, Joseph - Concerto trans. Treutel, 38
Hidas, Frigyes - Meditation, 59
Hidas, Frigyes - Rhapsody, 60
Hindemith, Paul - Drei leichte Stucke, 60
Hindemith, Paul - Sonata, 17
Hoffman, Earl - Trigger Treat, 60
Holst, Gustav - Concertante for Trombone and Piano, 18
Jacob, Gordon - Cameos, 60
Jacob, Gordon - Concertino, 18
Jacob, Gordon - Concerto, 18
Johnson, Clair W. - Dawn of Spring, 38
Johnson, Clair W. - Lyric Interlude, 38
Johnson, Clair W. - Red Canyons, 38
Jones, Robert W. - Sonatina, 18
Jongen, Joseph - Aria et Polonaise, 19
Jorgensen, Axel - Romance Op. 21, 19
Jorgensen, Axel - Suite pour Trombone Op. 22, 19
Kazik, James - Concerto in Five Short Movements, 60
Klughardt, August - Romanze arr. Muller, 39
Koetsier, Jan - Allegro Maestoso, 61
Kuhne, J.C. - Concertino in Eb, 19
Lantier, Pierre - Introduction, Romance et Allegro, 61
Larsson, Lars-Erik - Concertino, 19
Lassen, Eduard - Two Fantasy Pieces Op. 48 ed. Bollinger, 61
Lebedev, Alexey - Concerto in One Movement arr. Ostrander, 61
Lebedev, Alexey - Concerto No. 1 (Hofmeister), 62
Lebedev, Alexey - Konzertantes Allegro (Concert Allegro), 62
Lieb, Richard - Concertino Basso, 62
Lotti, Antonio - Arietta arr. Smim, 39
Lully, Jean Baptiste - Gavotte In Rondeau trans. Post, 46
Lully, Jean Baptiste - Courante trans. Dishinger, 51
Marcello, Benedetto - Sonata in A Minor ed. Ostrander, 20
Marcello, Benedetto - Sonata in C Major ed. Brown, 20
Marcello, Benedetto - Sonata in G Minor ed. Ostrander, 20
Marcello, Benedetto - Sonata No. 1 arr. Yeo, 20
Marpurg, Friedrich Wilhelm - La Voltigeuse trans. Dishinger, 51
Marpurg, Friedrich Wilhelm - Menuet trans./arr. Dishinger, 47
Martin, Frank - Ballade, 20
Martini, Giovanni Battista - Plaisir d' Amour, 47
Massanet, Jules - Elegy for Trombone and Piano, 39
Massenet, Jules - Meditation from Thais arr. Yeo, 21
McCarty, Patrick - Sonata, 62
McKay, George Frederick - Sonata, 21
Mendelssohn, Felix - If With All Your Hearts arr. Ostrander, 47
Milhaud, Darius - Concertino d'Hiver, 21
Molineux, Allen - Manipulations, 21
Monaco, Richard - Second Sonata, 21
Monaco, Richard - Sonata, 22
Morrissey, John - Song for Trombone, 47
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Arietta and Allegro arr. Powell, 47
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Concert No. 1 in D K.412 arr. Dishinger, 39
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Concert Rondo K.371 arr. Ernst, 22
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Presto trans/arr. Dishinger, 47
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Sonata in Bb Major K.292 ed. Marcellus, 22
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Sonatina arr. Ernst, 39
Muller, J. I. - Praeludium, Chorale, Variations and Fugue, 62
Nelhybel, Vaclav - Concerto, 62
Nelhybel, Vaclav - Prelude and Chorale, 40
Niehaus, Lennie - Great Scott, 47
Ostransky, Leroy - Concertino, 22
Peaslee, Richard - Arrows of Time, 22
Pekas, Joseph - Caprice for Trombone and Piano, 47
Pekas, Joseph - Majestic Major for Trombone and Piano, 48
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista - Sinfonia trans. Sauer, 23
Pilss, Karl - Concerto, 63
Pinard, Al - The Crusader - Andante and Polka, 48
Planel, Robert - Air et Final, 63
Presser, William - Three Folktales, 63
Pryor, Arthur - Aire Varie, 23
Pryor, Arthur - Blue Bells of Scotland, 23
Pryor, Arthur - Thoughts of Love, 23
Purcell, Henry - Gavotte and Hornpipe trans. Dishinger, 40
Purcell, Henry - Gavotte trans. Vedeski, 48
Purcell, Henry - March trans./arr. Dishinger, 48
Purcell, Henry - Suite in F Major trans. Maganini, 40
Rachmaninoff, Sergei - Vocalise ed. Brown, 40
Rameau, Jean-Philippe - Rigaudon trans. Dishinger, 48
Rameau, Jean-Philippe - Tambourin trans. Dishinger, 51
Raph, Alan - Rock, 63
Ravel, Maurice - Pavane arr. Maganini, 24
Reiche, Eugen - Concerto #2 in A Major, 24
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay - Concerto ed. Davis Shuman, 24
Risher, Tim - JWMusic, 63
Ropartz, Joseph Guy Marie - Piece en Mi Bemol Mineur, 24
Rossini, Gioachino - Inflammatus ed. Wannamacher, 40
Rota, Nino - Concerto, 25
Rousseau, Samuel - Piece Concertante, 25
Sachse, Ernst - Concertino in Bb ed. Ostrander, 25
Sachse, Ernst - Concertino/Konzert in F arr. Goss, 64
Saint-Jacome, Louis - Andante and March arr. Brom, 48
Saint-Saens, Camille - Amour Viens Aider arr. Whear, 41
Saint-Saens, Camille - Cavatine, 25
Sanders, Robert - Sonata in Eb, 26
Schubert, Franz - Entr'acte from "Rosamunde" arr. Masso, 41
Schubert, Franz - Serenade trans./arr. Dishinger, 41
Schudel, Thomas - An Angel Looked Over, 48
Schumann, Robert - Adagio and Allegro arr. Yeo, 26
Schumann, Robert - Adagio from Cello Concerto ed. Fitzgerald, 41
Schwartz, George - International Folk Suite, 49
Seguin, Pierre - Chanson D'aout, 49
Semler-Collery, Jules - Barcarolle et Chanson Bachique, 64
Serocki, Kazimierz - Sonatina, 26
Shostakovich, Dmitri - Four Preludes trans. Ostrander, 26
Smith, Clay - Friends (Waltz Caprice), 41
Solomon, Edward - A Minor Etude, 49
Solomon, Edward - Dramatique, 70
Solomon, Edward - Slip Up Polka, 49
Spears, Jared - Ritual and Celebration, 27
Spillman, Robert A. - Concerto, 64
Spillman, Robert A. - Two Songs (Tuba), 64
Stekke, Leon - Variations, 27
Stevens, Halsey - Sonata, 27
Stevens, Halsey - Sonatina (trombone), 27
Stevens, Halsey - Sonatina (tuba), 64
Stradella, Alessandro - Pieta, Signore arr. Felix, 41
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Strauss, Richard - Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8 trans. Walters, 49
Sulek, Stjepan - Sonata (Vox Gabrieli), 27
Tcherepnin, Alexander - Andante Op. 64, 70
Telemann, Georg Philipp - Sonata in A Minor arr. Brown, 28
Telemann, Georg Philipp - Sonata in F Minor arr. Mortimer, 65
Telemann, Georg Philipp - Sonata in F Minor arr. Ostrander, 28
Telemann, Georg Philipp - Twelve Fantasies trans/arr. Raph 28
Tomasi, Henri - Concerto, 29
Tuthill, Burnet Corwin - Concerto Op. 54, 29
Tuthill, Burnet Corwin - Fantasia Op.57, 65
Uber, David - Prelude and Scherzo, 42
Uber, David - Rhapsody in F Minor, 29
Uber, David - Skylines, 65
VanderCook, Hale A. - Diamond, 42
VanderCook, Hale A. - Emerald, 49
VanderCook, Hale A. - Garnet, 42
VanderCook, Hale A. - Ruby, 50
VanderCook, Hale A. - Turquoise, 42
Various - Medici Masterworks Vol. I trans. Dishinger, 51
Various - The Young Trombonist, Vol. 1 arr. Lawton, 52
Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Concerto in F Minor, 65
Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Six Studies in English Folk-Song arr. Wagner, 66
Vidal, Paul - Deuxieme Solo de Concert, 29
Vivaldi, Antonio - Concerto in A Minor ed. Ostrander, 29
Vivaldi, Antonio - Sonata No. 3 ed. Ostrander, 29
Von Kreisler, Alexander - Sonatina, 30
Wagenseil, Georg Christoph - Concerto, 30
Wagner, Richard - Ride of the Valkyries arr. Uber, 70
Ward, Norman - Impressions, 50
Weber, Carl Maria Von - Romanza Appassionata arr. Laube, 30
Whear, Paul - Sonata, 30
White, David Ashley - Dance and Aria, 31
White, Donald - Sonata, 31
White, Donald - Tetra Ergon, 66
White, John - Sonatina, 66
Wilder, Alec - Sonata (bass) ed. Schuller, 67
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